Data Center Registry
Homer City Energy Campus
Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Homer City Energy Campus is a data center under construction in Homer City, Pennsylvania (Indiana County), operated by Homer City Redevelopment. The public record puts it at announced April 2, 2025, 4.5 GW planned, 3,200 acres, a reported $10 billion investment. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.
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Facility record
Under construction
- Operator
- Homer City Redevelopment
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use confirmed
- Location
- Homer City, Indiana County, PA
- Coordinates
- 40.5383, -79.1542
- Power capacity
- 4.5 GW planned
- Land
- 3,200 acres
- Investment
- $10 billion
- Announced
- April 2, 2025
- Utility
- PJM (via FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric)
- Power source
- On site gas
- On site generation
- 4.5 GW
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 1,000 permanent; 10,000 construction
- Public subsidy
- Pennsylvania state grant, natural-gas pipeline interconnection, $5 million, Pennsylvania, 2025
- Community reception
- Mixed reception
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- April 2, 2025ProposedAnnounced as conversion of former Homer City coal plant (retired 2023); $10B project; 3,200 acres; $5M PA state grant; environmental permit challenged by groups Source: The Allegheny Front
- 2025Under constructionGround broken; ~1,200 workers on-site as of 2026; first vertical steel beams raised; GE Vernova turbine deliveries beginning 2026; power targeted 2027 Source: Axios
Opposition and litigation at this site
Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Homer City Energy Campus in Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania appear in the record, with no clear majority position. A strong local-revival narrative (an economic anchor after the 2023 coal-plant closure, backed by state officials) meets organized environmental opposition, the air permit drew 500+ comments and Clean Air Council opposition citing ~17M tons CO2e/year, potentially Pennsylvania's largest single pollution source.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.
A strong local-revival narrative (an economic anchor after the 2023 coal-plant closure, backed by state officials) meets organized environmental opposition, the air permit drew 500+ comments and Clean Air Council opposition citing ~17M tons CO2e/year, potentially Pennsylvania's largest single pollution source. Developers project ~10,000 construction and ~1,000 permanent jobs.
Power and water
Redevelopment of the former Homer City coal plant (Pennsylvania's largest, demolished 2023 to 25) into what developers call the largest US natural-gas plant powering an on-site AI data-center campus, seven GE Vernova 7HA.02 turbines cited at 'up to 4.4 to 4.7 GW' (a ceiling; no confirmed point value). EQT is to supply Marcellus gas; first power is targeted for 2027. PA DEP issued the air-quality plan approval on Nov 20, 2025. Developers describe the redevelopment site as spanning more than 3,200 acres.
A legacy 1,800-acre reservoir (Two Lick) remains available for cooling; NPDES permit PAD320011 (June 2026) covers Two Lick Creek outfalls. No cooling-water volume (MGD) is disclosed.
Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania state grant, natural-gas pipeline interconnection | $5 million | Pennsylvania | 2025 |
Notes on the record
EPC contractor: Kiewit.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.
Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- TECfusions Keystone Connect · Upper Burrell Township · TECfusions29 mi · Proposed · 3 GW · In litigation
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Homer City Energy Campus in Homer City?
Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Homer City Energy Campus in Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania appear in the record, with no clear majority position. A strong local-revival narrative (an economic anchor after the 2023 coal-plant closure, backed by state officials) meets organized environmental opposition, the air permit drew 500+ comments and Clean Air Council opposition citing ~17M tons CO2e/year, potentially Pennsylvania's largest single pollution source.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Homer City Energy Campus?
No lawsuit over Homer City Energy Campus appears in the record we track as of September 12, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Homer City Energy Campus use?
No water withdrawal figure for Homer City Energy Campus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Homer City Energy Campus, and how big is it?
Homer City Redevelopment is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 4.5 GW. The site is recorded at 3200 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Homer City Energy Campus," updated September 12, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/homer-city-energy-campus-pa.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/homer-city-energy-campus-pa, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.In Western Pennsylvania, a former coal town gets a gas-fired data center, The Allegheny Front · The Allegheny Front · retrieved July 5, 2026
- 2.Homer City power plant to boost grid as data-center demand rises, Axios Pittsburgh · Axios · retrieved July 5, 2026
- 3.Homer City Redevelopment and Kiewit announce country's largest natural-gas-powered data-center campus, GE Vernova · GE Vernova · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 4.Homer City Generation Site Redevelopment, Pennsylvania DEP · Pennsylvania DEP · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 5.Largest US gas-fired power plant planned for data centers in Pennsylvania, Utility Dive · Utility Dive · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 6.New power plants for data centers would worsen pollution, Spotlight PA · Spotlight PA · retrieved July 6, 2026
- 7.Homer City Redevelopment and Kiewit Announce Country's Largest Natural Gas-Powered Data Center Campus · Business Wire · retrieved August 2, 2026
- 8.Homer City and Kiewit unveil plans for 4.5GW natural gas powered AI data center in Pennsylvania · DataCenterDynamics · retrieved August 2, 2026
- 9.GE Vernova to supply seven 7HA.02 turbines for Homer City data center campus · GE Vernova · retrieved August 2, 2026
- 10.In Western Pennsylvania, a former coal town gets a gas-fired data center, The Allegheny Front · The Allegheny Front · retrieved August 16, 2026
- 11.Project Overview - Homer City Redevelopment · Homer City Redevelopment · retrieved September 12, 2026
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